With Kingston City Hall shuttered, a number of tents have popped up around the building recently, using tarps, ropes and shopping carts around Market Square.
While they are squatting on municipal property, police are not forcing them to leave. “If we were to remove them from one location, then really, if they don’t have any disposable income to find a place to stay, whether if that’s low income or they don’t gel well with the shelters, then all we are doing is moving that issue down the street or another block,” says Sgt.
Steve Koopman. Koopman says officers have spoken with the individuals and confirms they are not gathering in groups of more than five people. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “At